Erhu finally made a gulp sound and swallowed the unchewed dried meat. He looked as if he was ready to die. He closed his eyes for a while and felt that there seemed to be nothing strange about his body.
His eyes lit up and he greeted the other children.
"It's not poisonous, it's not poisonous, it's really delicious, come and eat it."
Only when they are full can they have the strength to escape.
At this time, all the children were carried to Jun Lingyun's side. One by one, their little black hands reached over, picked up the dried meat and stuffed it into their mouths.
Only the young man was embarrassed to reach out because he had misunderstood Jun Lingyun just now, but he was so greedy that he swallowed his saliva.
Jun Lingyun glanced at him sideways, picked up a piece, and threw it at the young man. The young man took it instinctively, but his face turned red.
"Thank you, thank you."
Jun Lingyun didn't answer, but said to the attendant:
"Go get some firewood and light a fire. We'll spend the night here tonight."
Seeing the three people walking away, the young man and Erhu looked at each other, wondering if now was a good opportunity to escape.
Jun Lingyun didn't even raise his eyelids and warned:
"Don't even think about escaping. If one is missing, the rest will be punished."
As soon as he said this, the children gave up their thoughts of escaping. They agreed to take care of each other and no one was left behind. Since they couldn't run away, they might as well eat more.
Jun Lingyun curled her lips slightly. It was rare for him to show loyalty at such a young age.
As expected, he was a half-grown boy, a poor man, and the package that Jun Lingyun spread out quickly reached the bottom.
The attendants had also lit a fire, and only then did Jun Lingyun see the appearance of these children.
All of them were dressed in rags and had yellow faces and thin muscles. He couldn't bear it, so he took out the bread he had prepared and gave it to these children.
The young man felt that he might have really met a good person, so he began to plead for mercy.
"Since you are not bad people, just let us go. When I grow up, I will make money and return those two horses to you."
Only then did Jun Lingyun look at him, knowing that he was responsible for what he had done, which meant that his character was not bad.
"Then I have to see why you hurt people. If it weren't for my people's martial arts, they would have been seriously injured at this time. How could I let you go so easily and allow you to hurt others again?"
"No more, no more."
The young man blushed and waved his hands, thinking that the other party was the bad guy who wanted to catch them, but he didn't expect that the bad guy was himself.
"I just read this method in a book before. It can trip up horses. I didn't know it would seriously injure people. Otherwise, I would not use such a method. This is the first time I have used it, really."
The young man swore so firmly that Jun Lingyun became curious.
"If it's not to harm anyone, why do you trip over other people's horses? But to steal money?"
The young man lowered his head a little lonely.
"We thought you were here to arrest us. No one dares to enter this forest at night. Who knows there are still people who are not afraid of death."
The more he spoke, the quieter he spoke, knowing that he was in the wrong and lacked confidence.
Who wants to arrest you, and why?"
Jun Lingyun asked.
"The government wants to arrest us."
The little puppy Dan'er, who had eaten and drank enough, started to answer questions.
"They arrested all the orphans and said they would take care of them in a centralized manner, but we have never seen the children who were taken away again."
Erhu added.
"Based on this alone, you are convinced that the government is not really taking care of it, but has other agendas?"
Jun Lingyun wanted to know more about the inside story and led the children to talk more.
"Big Brother has been arrested before, you ask Big Brother." Erhu pointed at the young man.
When the young man saw that everyone was looking at him, he thought for a moment and then spoke.
"They don't want sick children. Sick children are left to fend for themselves, and the government will only give them a little food. They only take away healthy orphans."
The young man was very angry when he talked about this. He used a branch to stir up the flames, and his eyes became red.
"The government imprisoned many children in a large courtyard. There were officers and soldiers in charge, and they were not allowed to cry. If they cried, they would not be given food, and they would be beaten. Every day, children would be taken away from there in the name of being put up for adoption.
The destination is unknown.”
Jun Lingyun frowned when he heard this. He suddenly remembered what Chu Yunxi had said to him.
Could it be that Jun Hongyan trained some orphans to become dead warriors? According to the young man's words, this is very likely.
But is Jun Hongyan really so mad that he raises private soldiers in the name of the government?
"It's so abominable to be unkind as an official! Then how did you escape?" Bai Xiao was angry and interjected.
The boy's hand holding the branch had clear joints and his voice was choked.
"I originally had a six-year-old sister. My sister and I were arrested by the government together. My sister was not very sick, so she was dragged away by them."
The young man wiped his eyes.
"In order to find my sister, I secretly poured water on my head during the day and slept without a quilt at night. After struggling for several days, I finally got sick myself. They threw me out too."
After hearing this, Bai Xiao and others recognized this young man a little more. He ignored himself for his sister and now took care of many orphans. He was a kind and righteous man.
"What about your sister?" Bai Xiao looked around and saw that they were all brats.
"She died. She was still so young. She had a high fever. She was thrown out and no one took care of her. She couldn't eat the food left around her. When I found her, she was already completely cold. I put her
, buried with my parents."
After the boy finally finished speaking, he covered his face and began to twitch. The children's eyes were also red, and some were already hugging each other, crying silently.
They have all lost their family members. Although this pain has been buried deep in their hearts, any reminder can make their little hearts lose control.
Bai Xiao walked over, knelt down, and patted the young man on the shoulder.
"When you meet our master, your suffering is over."
The children all raised their heads and looked at Jun Lingyun with some confusion.
"Who are you? Will you really help us? Can you influence the government's decisions? I heard that the person in charge is a prince. Can you control him?"
The boy asked a series of questions.
Jun Lingyun reached out and called the youngest child over.
Although Jun Lingyun had no expression on his face, the child knew in his heart that he was not a bad person, so he walked forward obediently.
"Your name is Goudan'er?" Jun Lingyun asked with raised eyebrows.
The child nodded obediently.
"Goudan'er doesn't sound good. From now on, just follow your Erhu brother and call him Sanhu."
Jun Lingyun changed his name in disgust.
"But my father said that if you call Gou Dan'er, it will be easy to make a living, but your life will be hard."
The child kept looking back at the boy and wondered if he should change his name.
Jun Lingyun pointed at several of his attendants.
"Look at them, whether they are well fed and whether their lives are tough."
The child's eyes turned to several people and nodded again.
"It's okay to fall off the horse, and they all look brave."
"His name is Lao Er, his name is Lao Si, his name is Lao Liu, his name is Lao Ba, his name is Lao Ten. What do you think, do you want to call him San Hu?"
Erhu suddenly stood up and clapped his hands excitedly.
"Okay, okay, Goudan'er, from now on you will follow my brother and call me Sanhu."
He did not expect that the name that he despised could actually have the same purpose as these extraordinary-looking big shots, which made him excited for a moment.
The servants all turned away their eyes to look at the moon and stars. The master was fine everywhere, but the level of his name would always stay at one, two, three, four.
The servants are like this, the secret guards are like this, and now even the children they meet for the first time are not spared.